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I’ve been setting up MSM with sub-domains in a local environment but may need to switch to sub-folders for production.  I currently have a folder structure something like this:
/webroot
    /site1 (with EE install)
    /site2
    /site3

Is a switch to sub-folders possible?  From EE’s perspective, does it require a different folder structure?  Like this?
/webroot
    /site1 (with EE install)
          /site2
          /site3

The MSM docs don’t say much, if anything about sub-folders.  Other forum posts and independent blog postings about MSM with EE v.1.x (http://www.designlitm.us/articles/building_a_sub-folder_site_in_expressionengine_msm/) suggest that sub-folders were possible and may still be so. The MSM docs are so lean that it’s hard for MSM beginners like me to get a good sense of how MSM works and how to set it up for sites with identical structures (ie using one set of templates, symlinks,  & file synchronization)

Can you confirm that a move from sub-domains to sub-folders is possible?  And if so, if there are any big “gotchas” to watch out for? Thanks.

Hi fjldude,

Thank you for posting your question here on the ExpressionEngine forums.

As long as those sub-folders can access the system directory, then you are all set.  That is a common way to host domains as well - place them in subfolders of the root.

I hope this helps!

Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.

Cheers,